IMERT Response to Hurricane Katrina

IMERT News - 9/30/2006

IMERT/INVENT Director of Operations Mary Connelly recently published an article in the journal of Disaster Management & Response regarding IMERT/INVENT's participation in the Hurricane Katrina Disaster Response.  The abstract is below.  The full article is available either by contacting the office or through the following  link.

Disaster Manag Response. 2006 Jan-Mar;4(1):4-11.

IMERT deployment to Baton Rouge, Louisiana in response to Hurricane Katrina, September 2005.

Connelly M.

Illinois Nurse Volunteer Emergency Needs Team, Illinois College of Emergency Physicians, Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181, USA. maryc@inventrn.org

An Illinois volunteer emergency response team was deployed to assist in the disaster care efforts following Hurricane Katrina. The team joined local care providers to establish a field hospital on the campus of Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The team worked to support local providers, establish order, and assist more than 3000 evacuees. The challenges and lessons learned from this deployment are identified.

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